Venezuelan security forces have killed 5,287 people in relation to cases of 'resistance to authority,' a UN report says
A UN report says that security operations in 2018 linked to cases of"resistance to authority," resulted in 5,287 deaths in Venezuela.
Authorities in Maduro's government tallied 5,287 killings during security operations that were classified as cases of "resistance to authority," plus another 1,569 this year through May 19, the report said. Among more than 20 recommendations on issues like ensuring media freedom and providing proper health care, she called for disarming and disbanding pro-government armed groups known as "collectivos."
"There are countless inaccuracies, errors, facts taken out of context and false assertions," it said. Many findings of the report highlighted well-worn themes during Venezuela's continued economic and political crisis: the impact of international sanctions against Maduro's government, a wobbly health care system, rising disease, food shortages and the strains caused by runaway inflation.
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